11/13/2012 By Aquita Brown , Wounded Warrior Regiment MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va., For Marine veteran Lance Cpl. Chase Savage, spending his Saturdays outdoors is the best prescription for healing. Savage spends his weekends participating in various hunting and fishing outings with his fellow wounded, ill and injured Marines through the Wounded Warrior Regiment’s … [Read more...]
Airmen Represented in Veterans Day Display Honoring Those Killed in Action
11/9/2012 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) is proud to partner with ScreenSource-USA to recognize Veterans Days with an LED display honoring American service members. The display will be located at 23rd Street and Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C., and will begin Nov. 9 at midnight and run continuously through Nov. 13. It … [Read more...]
New Program Offers Airmen Recordable Books to Children While Deployed
By Tech. Sgt. Steve Grever Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs 11/6/2012 - -- Air Force Personnel Center Directorate of Services officials are sending more than 900 recordable children's books to learning resource centers at six deployed locations throughout the U.S. Air Forces Central Command's area of responsibility. The Air Force Library Program collaborated with the … [Read more...]
Nominate 2013 Military Child of the Year by December 15th
An organization whose primary mission is to provide emergency financial and other services to the families of service members and wounded warriors is opening nominations for one of their top recognition programs. Operation Homefront, a non-profit organization formed shortly after 9/11 to support families of deployed service members, is accepting nominations for the 2013 … [Read more...]
Sgt. Competes for Ms.Veteran America
By Mike Joseph Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Public Affairs 11/2/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO -- LACKLAND, Texas (AFNS) -- At the 322nd Training Squadron, she's a master military training instructor at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Away from the squadron, she's the mother of a 1-year-old little boy. At work, she's disciplined, and tough, and her voice can be … [Read more...]